With stakes blowing the roof away, Pat Cummins played the captain's role and rattled the Indian top order to put Australia in a position of comfort on the final day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Monday.
Former cricketer Atul Wassan addressed the concerning form of India captain Rohit Sharma and stated the seasoned opener made a mistake by dropping to the number sixth spot instead of playing his usual role when he returned to the side in the second Test against Australia.
It was the year 2011 when India last lifted an ICC World Cup title under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Two years later India had also won the ICC Champions Trophy at the Edgbaston in Birmingham and since then the wait for an ICC crown continued and the last time India had wo
After poor outings in the series at number six, in which he scored just 19 runs in three innings, Rohit returned to his usual opening spot and this made KL Rahul, the in-form opener in this series, slide down to number three. However, Rohit's stay at the crease was short-lived as he fell to
If the first day of the Test match saw Australia make 300-plus runs, the Indian bowlers still showed a fight by taking six wickets, with four of them coming in the last session. The day two first session was extremely poor for the Indian team as Steve Smith and skipper Pat Cummins were all o
A key concern for India in their pursuit of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia has been the recent struggles of senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, as per ICC.
Rohit, the Indian captain, has managed only 152 runs in his last 13 Test innings, while Kohli's century in
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on Thursday criticized Rohit Sharma-led India's team selection at the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and said that dropping batter Shubman Gill from playing eleven was "harsh".
Konstas became the fourth youngest Test debutant for Australia on Thursday as he received his baggy green cap from former Aussie skipper Mark Taylor at the age of 19 years and 85 days.
Pat Cummins-led Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Rohit Sharma's India in the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.